Scales For You

Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as a screening tool to identify possible weight problems for adults.  It is not a diagnostic tool.  A healthcare provider would need to perform further assessments which might include skinfold thickness measurements, evaluations of diet, physical activity, family history, etc.  Since overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for many diseases and health conditions, it is important to get the proper screenings to detect problems early.  The formula for BMI is:    weight (lb) / [height (in.)]2 x 703

Unless you’re a math whiz, it’s much easier to get some body mass index scales to figure it for you.  If your BMI is below 18.5, you’re considered underweight; 18.5 - 24.9 normal; 25.0 - 29.9 overweight; and 30.0 and above is obese.    www.holladaypartners.com  has body mass index scales at the lowest price ever.

Have you ever thought about comparing budgeting your money you are spending with budgeting your food you are consuming.  A new VISA study found that American “misplace” about $3,000 in cash every year.  It may go for gadgets such as iPods, iPhones or Blackberries or just things we want for our kids.  In order to stop this “mystery spending”, we must review our purchases regularly so we can see quickly what we’re spending, then set a budget and stick to it.  This will help eliminate impulse buying and help us start to save. 

Doesn’t this sound a lot like dieting.  We “misplace” food by eating-on-the-go, snacking, eating while reading or watching television, and eating when we’re not hungry because someone else is eating or providing food.  In order to stop this “mystery eating”, we must document what we eat so we can see quickly what we’re consuming, then set a food plan and stick to it.  This will help eliminate impulse eating and we can start to lose the excess weight.  We will need scales to measure our food portions and scales to weigh ourselves in order to make this process work.  A variety of scales in many colors, sizes and styles are available at  www.holladaypartners.com   These are quality designer scales that will match any decor at the lowest prices ever.  Check them out.  You’ll be glad you did!

Pressuring a child to eat may not work.  He may eat less.  Researchers in Britain studied 62 mothers and their children from birth to 2 years finding that the children who were pressured to eat by their moms weighed less at age 2 than children who were not pressured.  Also, mothers who constantly emphasize the importance of cleaning the plate may influence us as we get older to eat everything on our plate whether we need it or not.  This can only lead to overweight and obesity, which in turn, leads to health problems.

A bathroom scale won’t solve the obesity problem, but it can help us determine progress  when we’re trying to lose unwanted weight.  Holladay Partners offers a variety of bathroom scales–different styles, shapes and colors–at the lowest prices with free shipping.  Check us out.  You’ll be glad you did!

One of the most effective stress management programs is a physically active lifestyle.  Many of us spend our day working in an office at a desk with a computer.  We come home tired (especially mentally tired) and can’t seem to work an exercise time into our routine.  Also, our children seem to be more interested in video games, computers, cell phones and television than they are in physical exercise.  When this situation is combined with eating out, fast food, and snacking on candy and chips, the health of our nation is in trouble. 

If we keep our exercise routine simple and consistent, and find the time of day that most easily lets us work it into our schedule, we can start to form a habit.  Someone said it takes about 21 days to form a habit.  That’s just three weeks!  The routine doesn’t have to be extensive–thirty minutes of walking will be sufficient–but it must be regular to help combat stress.  It really makes it fun and entertaining if the whole family is involved.  And the payoff is great–not only will our stress level go down, but we’ll be able to see a difference when we step on the weight scales!  Holladay Partners offers a variety of colors and styles in scales at the lowest prices.  Check us out!

If I had all the money that I have spent because of being overweight, I could buy a new Harley Davidson motorcycle.  I’ve bought books, videos and computer programs that tell me all the things I need to do to control my weight.  I’ve gone to diet programs and paid their fees (plus the gas to take me there) just to get them to weigh me once a week when I could have weighed at home.  I’ve bought all kinds of processed diet foods that should have made me healthy and beautiful instantly.  I’ve bought big clothes, medium clothes and small clothes to fit my body at different stages of my weight loss programs.  I’ve bought exercise programs and machines and paid membership fees to gyms to tone up my fat. 

What have I accomplished?  My digital bathroom scale shows progress sometimes, but failure a lot of the time.  I’m going to have to set my mind to change my attitude about food and exercise.  If I can learn to only eat when I’m hungry and eat only enough for my body’s needs, my body won’t have to store the excess food as fat.  If I form the habit of exercising, I’m told that it will become such a part of my routine that I won’t want to miss it.  (I can’t be sure because I’ve never exercised enough to form a habit.) The main problem I see is that money will not buy “will power” and that’s what I really need!

Our world is full of magazine articles and books about healthy eating, exercising, and losing weight.  With all of this information at our fingertips, why are so many of us still having problems maintaining a healthy body weight?  Many physicians are now using the body mass index (BMI) as a measurement to determine if we are overweight or obese.  BMI is reliable for most people between 19 and 70 years of age except women who are pregnant or breast feeding, competitive athletes, body builders, and chronically ill patients.  Usually, the higher your BMI, the higher your health risk.  If your waist size is greater than 40 inches for men or 35 inches for women, the risk increases.  If your BMI is from 25.0 to 29.9, you are considered overweight; a BMI over 30 is considered obese.

BMI equals a person’s weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. (BMI=kg/m2).  If your math skills are as rusty as mine, the formula sounds a bit complicated.  A set of body mass index scales can solve the problem.  If the scales can figure your BMI, why bother trying to recall what you learned in math class.  
 

Most people think a granola bar is a healthy snack.  Granola bars do contain certain vitamins and nutrients, but many also have a great deal of fat and/or sugar.  In many low-fat foods, there are as many calories as their full-fat versions because of additional sugar.  Regardless of what claims are written on the front of a package, you need to read the ingredients.  Remember, the ingredients are listed in order of the ones that are highest in the contents.

Whether your goal is to lose weight or to maintain your present weight, reading the ingredients on food before you consume it will help you determine what should be included in your diet.  A weight scale will help you evaluate your progress.  Be weighing weekly, you will see results soon if you are persistently eating the right foods in the right amounts.

Many female office workers are overweight due to sitting all day. And, it’s not just the middle-aged ones that are chunky; younger women office workers are also packing on the pounds. In a recent survey of office workers almost all the women reported they were overweight and unhappy with their current fitness level.

One of the most important things a woman can do is to take care of her body. One way to do this is by eating healthy. Avoid the snack machine and lard-laden baked goods. Another way is by exercising. To learn just how overweight you are use a body mass index scale. By understanding your body fat percentage you can get a better idea of how much your need to change your diet and increase your exercise level.

 The happiest people are healthy people. If you’re overweight you’re not healthy and your chances of an early death resulting from a heart attack, stroke or cancer increases.

To live a longer, healthier life, we need to develop our muscles instead of adding fat to our body.  Researchers now believe that potassium counters the effects of foods (meat, cereal grains, etc.) that create “acidic residues” in our body, promoting muscle wasting.  To neutralize the acidity, we need vegetables and fruits that become alkaline in the body.  Potassium is high in bananas, dried apricots, cantaloupe, potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, pumpkin, legumes, avocado, orange juice and tomato products.  Most of the time, muscle mass starts declining after age 50.  However seniors who ate lots of high-potassium foods typically had 3.6 more pounds of lean tissue mass than those who had half as much potassium. 

As we gradually change our lifestyle to a healthier one of eating the right amounts of the right foods and exercising regularly, we like to measure our progress.  A body mass scale or a body water scale will be helpful.  Either of these scales can help us determine to some degree how much muscle we are developing compared to other people of our height and weight.   

When I google “large capacity,”  I find a lot of things that have increased their capacity–washing machines, cesspools, incubators, toaster ovens, batteries, etc.   Of course, clothes come in plus sizes, and I can supersize my combo at McDonald’s.  Sometimes I wonder how much larger is enough.  Where will it end?

Large capacity bathroom scales can be a real asset to overweight and obese people who do not want to have to go to the doctor’s office to weigh.  These scales have the hold feature so the weight is still displayed after stepping off the scale.  This allows me to read my own weight results without having to (oh, no!!!!) call my husband to tell me how much I weigh!  What a wonderful invention!